How To Draw Concept Art, Character Turnarounds, And Reference Sheets For Manga
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- I’m sure you’ve seen artists posting turnaround sheets for their original characters. Some may call these kinds of illustrations “character bios,” but in the professional field, they are known as concept art. Concept art is a term used to describe reference sheets that will help you and others experiment with different designs and coloring styles. While tedious, concept art is a very important skill most comic book artists should know about!
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Fun fact 78% of artists struggle drawing backgrounds and houses and cars etc
Great to know I’m not the only one
That’s a very specific figure
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! While I don't know if that statistic is accurate, I can relate to this LOL. Referencing really helps out when it comes to backgrounds and props!
is there an app or website to make your own anime background? im too lazy to create and im not good at it
pls help
Me😀
someone told me I like procrastinating but I dont even know what that means. I will probably look it up.
tomorrow.
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@@M1LKBO1- hhe heee thank you I will come up with a proper reply some time this year
LOL
😭🤚🏾🗿🗿🗿🗿😂💀
Lmao. 🤣
Artists struggle constantly; Its the ones who push through the struggles and work through it that end up breaking more grounds.
Facts. Say it louder for the people in the back!
I actually make manga. But I still find character concepts harder than actually drawing the manga 😅
FACTS I don't know why this is so relatable lol
Omg seriously?? Is there any platform I can support you on? :D
@@sophiechophie8818 Yeahh : )) I'm cra3ture on Instagram! instagram.com/cra3ture/
And same username on all sites!
@@MonitorComics DUDE YES. OMG
I’m the other way around. 😂 I draw perfectly fine, it’s just when it comes to drawing something I know is going to be important is when I struggle, I mean rough sketches in a notebook I can do fine.
When you watch this but don't even know how to draw ...
It's never bad to research! Even great artists watch other creators to get inspiration and study! Drawing is all muscle memory, like exercising you won't get buff by going to the gym for one day! Just keep practicing the basics, study from artists you like, and never give up! Best of luck, everyone starts somewhere! Most artists, myself included, have been drawing nonstop since we were kids!
@@MonitorComics um how do u practice muscle memory pls?
@@sestoexp5100 drawabox.com is great for learning the fundamentals! But just drawing what you like and keeping at it can be super helpful
Me too 😔✊
@@doomtoons3707 Thank u very much!
It's funny how this man always throws little shots a Project Divider. But I'm looking forward to the series and hope the creators make it a masterpiece.
Haha it’s all in good fun. They’re definitely talented, kinda wish they would stop designing 500 characters and actually work on their comic though
@@MonitorComics You do have a point. I've been waiting on the next chapter for a while now. 😂
@@MonitorComics I KNOW this comment is a year old but THANK GOD SOMEONE HAS THE SAME OPINION ON THIS AS I DO >_> jesus christ...promising a new chapter since december and just more characters more charatcers more characters .....I mean sure you do not need to crank out a chapter in a week like to poor sould publishing in Shonen Jump but months and months and months for a series that has just startedin an artstyle that is super sketchy and unrefined (which is fine but looking at series like berserk that need months and months and then the chapter ist like WHOAH SO MUCH DETAIL I don't know where to look at....) okay. Eough rant xD I will let this comment rest in peace now :P
@@zaranea7920 A year later and we've only gotten chapter 0 and 0.5.... Maybe one day we'll get chapter 1. At least the characters look cool LOL
Lmao at this point I just follow for the really cool character designs, that's how I found them. But it looks like they aren't even making a story at this point, just character design after character design bruh
Even though I suck at it I still like to draw concept art because I get to "Dress" the character and really show their personality just through how they look instead of how they sound.
Thank you for taking the time to share! This is a great mindset to have!!
Ayy same
i draw fine but when ever i need to do my chracter model sheet so i can start my animated show, i lose all skill out of nowhere( im not even posing) and yet my dynamic pose drawing looks better (still garbage) but better
Thanks for sharing! I definitely relate here. It’s a lot of pressure knowing that this one illustration is what’s going to be used as your official reference. I find it helps to draw each separately and then put them all together in one file on some art software. It takes away the pressure if you think of each model pose as its own unique thing and not one single piece!
thanks!
Yes I can absolutely relate. It's whenever I think "I'm finally going to make that reference sheet" that I either can't start or draw something that doesn't look good/ isn't what I want.
Well there’s little margin for error when drawing in anime style. When drawing front on poses it’s hard to get the symmetry down.
@@chad5577 oh its not anime
"one thing artists dread drawing"
Bruh I love making new character designs lol
Thanks for sharing! I definitely shouldn't have generalized because it's mostly a "me problem" LOL. Happy to hear you enjoy it though, keep at it, and best of luck with your project!
@@MonitorComics No problem- I just personally enjoy coming up with new designs, that may not be the case for everyone though,
Curently studying concept art myself. Mainly composition for now. Would love to see a video from you on the subject. Making interesting comps is a major struggle for me.
Yeah for sure, currently I’ve been focusing on the conceptual aspect of comic making, but really soon I’m going to dive into the application process as well! Good idea!
I'm trying to develope an animatic series, and this was incredibly helpful. I've never done this much concept art before, and I must confess, I have been getting pretty hung-up on details. So this video was incredibly helpful. Thank you!
I'm happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to share!
@@MonitorComics Well, I'm sure it took you much longer to make the video than it took me to say something nice about it. So it's the least I can do.
Lmao that welcome Charlie had me laughing hard 😂😂
Woah I just found your channel because I was curious about ref sheets and your vid was the third option and I can't believe I haven't seen you before because this is super helpful!
Galactic Flow thank you so much for the nice comment! I really appreciate your support! Glad the video could help!!
Well I understand concept art now all that's left is too learn how to draw.
Thank you for taking the time to comment! Best of luck! The cliche but best advice is to just keep drawing and never give up!
I totally struggle with this all the time! I have the idea in my head for what I'd want the character to look like, and I think because of that, I just don't draw it out. Definitely trying to outgrow this habit and actually start to draw instead of plan in my head. lol!
Great video!!
Thank you for this! Working on my first character reference sheet and I want to make sure it's perfect! I've been going by eye, so it's nice to have a video like this to tell me what I've missed!
That's awesome to hear! I'm glad this video could help! Best of luck!
Been waiting for Project Divider to drop a chapter
but it'll be worth the wait.
I'm worried about starting my manga
and having to rewrite an entire book because it's formatted incorrectly...
can you make some videos covering some formatting with Deleter A paper?
Whytmanga has some good videos about that, i was in same boat as you for a while
@@TheFinalGate_ definitely seen whytmanga's stuff, but he hardly replies to his comment section and doesn't cover everything... the only thing I feel I can legitimately do at this point is talk to a publishing company and see how they would want it formatted... any tips since your past this point?
What's wrong with the formatting that makes you have to re-write the whole thing? Is it a book book, or a comic script?
@@doomtoons3707 book book. my manga is not yet written. What I am saying is there are potential formatting mistakes I might make THAT I AM UNAWARE OF (hence why I want him to cover the topic) that would cause me to have to re-write my manga. FOR EXAMPLE, people have written comics and drawn their panels in the gutter of the page, essentially ruining those pages. There are many formatting things to be aware of.
@@femtohimself71 Thank you for taking the time to leave a suggestion! This is an interesting topic I haven't thought too hard about. I can see how the margin lines can be confusing though. I'll add this to my list of upcoming videos! Thanks again!!
Just discovered this channel! This was SO helpful, definitely following now! Thank you!
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I really appreciate the support and am very happy to have you!!
this is really good teaching, I have done several characters and environments, but one can never be to advance for the fundamentals. Something that Trent Kaniuga has said is his videos. And it's true, the fundamentals are always king, it will not matter how much of a veteran you are, some slight fundamental piece of the puzzle can be forgotten. I know it has happen to me, and that comes from not practicing the fundamentals.
I feel so motivated to do rough sketches now thank youu :)
I'm happy to hear that!! Thank you for sharing!
I think the 1k word detailed character sheets only work if you have an audience already or if the thing is really gonna be in depth and long. *Looks at One Piece wiki*
Very good point! Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts!
Thank youuuu ! This was a great video ! I loved it & it was very informative ! This hand clap is for you ! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!!
Thanks for the breakdown. I have been struggling with the items and landscapes of my concept art. I think I have settled on creating multiple facets of each setting and how they overlap in some species of flora and fauna or people that travel in between these settings.
Thanks man. I've seriously been overthinking how to put together my character reference sheets way too much.
Great video, I'm trying to get into this as a little hobby/pastime during my free time and your tips were very useful!
Super glad to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to check this video out!
Thank you for making this video! It's helpful and straight to the point.
Of course! Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment!
Your videos are very helpful, I'm also working on my comic this year.
lol been a patron of the project divider team for some time, they have mad talent.
They do! The artist especially! I just wish they would release more manga though. They've been developing it for years and it's kinda wack they haven't made it passed episode 2 yet
I'm in the middle of creating my own manga / comic, all of these videos full of advice I'm taking to hart! Thank you for these they are a huge help
I'm super glad to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to write a nice comment! I really appreciate it! Best of luck with your manga!
Hi um can I do u the story and u do the art
Thank you, Monitor! This video was helpful!
I'm glad! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! A new video will be dropping this weekend!
i wish i found this video like last year before i spent 11 months trying to get ideas for my animated series but wound up doing nothing 😭 thank you heaps for this awesome video man, you saved me another 11 months
Thank you for taking the time to share! I really appreciate that! I'm glad this video could be helpful! Best of luck with your animated series! Keep us updated on how it develops and where we can find you on social media!
THANK GOD I found this video, I'll definitely watch more (Great content).
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate that! I'm happy to hear!
This was so helpful! Thank you! I'm working on a bunch of concept art for my comic rn.
I'm glad to hear! Best of luck!
@@MonitorComics Thank you so much!
Appreciate this video so much, trying to get started and this helped a lot
I'm super glad to hear that!! Best of luck!
Aaaaaaaa I've needed this
I’m glad 🙏🏽
Fantastic video!
If u can draw a straight line then u can draw about almost anything 💯✅
Facts!
I always want to be a comic book artist/mangaka. This video is a great first step 🙂
Wish me luck 😊
GOOD LUCK
this was such a helpful video and all that fit into under 10 minutes lmfaooo thank you!!!
Thank you for commenting, I'm glad the video could help!!
This was such a well informed video, I’m trying to make concept art for my comic but I didn’t even know where to start. Thank you so much!!
Thank you for taking the time to leave a nice comment!! I really appreciate it and I'm glad that this video could be useful!! Best of luck with your project!
Thanks btw! It's really helpful
I'm glad! Thanks for taking the time to comment! I appreciate the support!
Been staring at my pages of trying to do character sheets, looks up sees video on my feed decides to watch. Immediately attacked haha! Thank you for the video it really helped get my mind back on the drawing board.
Super glad to hear that! Best of luck! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Omg thank you soo much I need this so badly
I'm glad! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!
This really helped me especially rule no.4 thanks
I'm glad! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!
This man is so underrated
I need to get into habit doing reference sheets. I also need it to do more concept art myself. I have already created a couple in DeviantArt before watching this video.
Could you make a video specifically on background/prop desgin? Because theres alot of untended ground there I think should talked about more. Plus I think that's the hardest to conceptualize because architecture is legitimately so varied its almost like Human personality and form but more complicated. Itd be really cool to see you talk about it.
YES PLEASE
I dread drawing the comic pages...I've been having fun with the concept and reference stuff because it is quite relaxing.
However I can't avoid the pages forever TwT
RELATABLE. The good news is you're still being productive and getting your concept art done! Best of luck on your project!
Very helpful video
Your comedy is awesome!
I'm just starting out and this is amazing
Glad this could help! Thanks for taking the time to check this video out and leaving a comment!
bro project divider's art is so sickk clicked on the vid cuz of that XD
LOL FR super talented dudes
Thanks for the feedback it's very useful ❤
Of course! Super happy to hear that!!
Oh my God, I just found a RUclips gem, I learned more from this video than I did than all of 6th grade lol
LOL Thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice comment! I really appreciate it!!
If you're designing a character for a japanese client bloodtype is important, you gotta do your research on the culture about it in japan though, so it's not as easy as just writing it down.
That is a fair point that I DID forget about until now! Thank you for sharing that! I really appreciate it!
@@MonitorComics In general it's just important to consider your client's design philosophy I guess.
@@maxchaos44 Facts!
Why is that important?
@@AbiyahBanYasharahla associated persobality archetypes with blood types
Ah I definitely can relate to that, I'm a novelist/writer ( beginner ) and am working on my 2nd novel for now, it's a mixture of fantasy and isekai with a completely different kind of storyline which is absolutely different from the usual ones, am thinking of making it a webtoon too so that's why I'm learning art from the scratch ( can't hire a artist since I'm poor and don't got an iPad but I'll get by 😭 ) so yeah
That sounds awesome! Thanks for taking the time to check out this video and sharing! Best of luck with your training and novels!
@@MonitorComics 😊
Also, I'm listening to this as I draw my pages. Really fun listening to this in the background while drawing.
Your really good at drawing!!!.
Are making a Manga? cause this the first video that I watched from you
🤔
Thank you for the nice comment! I have a few comics on webtoons @MonitorComics! I’m currently published with Saturday AM and my latest manga project will be released next month! I’ll make an announcement when it releases!
This video was really helpful, but I still have a question. I started working on my first comic but didn't make a reference sheet but now I think that I need to start the human body to make the reference sheets for my character so can you recommend any books that are helpful in making webtoon style characters?
Concept art is fun man
Looking forward to more videos x
Thank you for your support! Glad to have you!
Very useful
Really glad to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to watch!
Sensei Thank you for the Tips!👍
Happy to help! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
I didn't know about concept til i see this video and now im beginning to create concept art in my own characters it was very helpful. ❤️
@@LeanlovesLain143 I'm glad! Good luck!
I struggle with keeping it looking the same when it comes to different Angles
same
Same. It really is a common problem lol. The best we can do is keep practicing and hope it doesn't look too bad. Thanks for sharing!
i love doing concept art
Ah, I see. I've been unintentionally doing this since I've started drawing. I prefer to get the correct feeling and concept down rather than have the perfected art piece. Maybe concept art is what I should strive for as a career?
Yooo that.good luck charlie hit me.out of nowhere bruh!
You just hit me in my childhood
LOL I'm glad somebody appreciated that little one-liner!
Ooo, how it would take me, to learn EVERYTHING
Awesome video
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
Cool
Thank you
I’m trying to make a comic based around a main character named Scarlet and I’m trying to improve my art, this video helped me quite a bit!
I'm super glad to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to share! Best of luck with your project! I actually just released a part 2 to this video yesterday, I hope you could check it out!
"40 Different Facts for a single Character like Sex, Horoscope, etc. that will mean nothing"... So true.
No problem it helps me and my friends are trying to create an anime called bridge academy
Sounds cool!!
I’m gonna start it now.......oh boy
Good luck!!
@@MonitorComics thanks!
Starting my basic outline of a comic series o want to attempt. I have a decent story concept at the moment, even though I’m a visual artist skill wise. So I’m starting with concept art instead of in-depth story.
That sounds like a valid plan! Thank you for taking the time to share! Best of luck!
Thank you so much!
Thank YOU for taking the time to leave a comment!
@@MonitorComics It is honestly my pleasure, you are interesting and I enjoyed listening to the help you gave.
Nice
Thank you for taking the time to check out the video and leaving a comment!
i love how mha intergrated their illustrations into the show
Does anybody know the artist of the thumbnail. I was sketching character and cloth for my story of a guy sent to a cyberpunk style world and imagine how I felt when I saw the thumbnails. Legit that thumbnail has everything I envision how the cloth and style would be for my story. Damn that make you thinks. That so strange, another person having the same idea as you but never once seen earth other. Mind blow
Thank you for commenting! The artwork in the thumbnail is created by an artist duo called ProjectDivider! You can check them out on Instagram, they have phenomenal concept art examples!
Thanks for this viedio
Thank YOU for taking the time to leave a comment! I really appreciate it! I'm glad it could help!
I know this was a year ago but can you please remake this with you actually drawing examples of something like a stickman so we get an idea of how concepts are drawn and how things are made?
Would this be a better method in drawing the 90 degree and and 90 degree back angle so you can get the anatomy and draw all angles of the face such as example what bleach did?
Man i have like better than average drawing skill but i struggle in coming up with ideas.... especially my all works kinda look same!❤️
Thank you for taking the time to share! I think having good art can go a long way! The best way I can recommend to help with ideas is to watch or read a LOT. The next time you're viewing something you enjoy, jot down on your phone notepad what exactly you liked about it. Honestly, no idea is 100% original anymore, all creators just mix and match pieces they like from other stories and put their own flavor on it. If you like drawing a specific thing more than others, that might help you settle on a genre. Nobody likes working on a project they personally wouldn't watch/read themselves, so take your time discovering what YOU like. I hope that made sense LOL. Best of luck!!
Same problem
I Detroit smash the sub button and accidentally left a crack :p
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
I was always trying to make my character sheets like fully detailed and rendered illustrations (both b&w and in color). I guess that was a mistake and the amount of unnecessary work was only discouraging me 😅
Good video
Thank you!!
This dude used a Good Luck Charlie clip? Now I know I like 'im.
LOL
Hello can you please make a video about drawing an orginal character in other prepectives like the face and hair
I will add it to the list! Thank you for the suggestion!
That's why Tradational artist are chads.
Facts
I struggle just getting anatomy right
Do you have any tips for trying to get the image of a character onto the page? Im working on a manga with my dad as the artist, and his biggest roadblock is getting the character models from his brain to the page
That kinda just comes with experience and making changes with parts you aren't satisfied with. That's why you'll see the term "Early Concept Art" in animation and comics because the designs might change a lot during the early stages
concept arts and references are probably my most drawn thing. all the scenarios for my characters live in my head anyway
*use perspective
Nervous laughter.
I'm coming back to this video to work on a new project and it's still really helpful. Whatever happened to the "juicy" content XD
6:22 Same buddy, same
Is it possible i can make Concept art without it being digital? Cause I feel like Concept art can be done anyway whether it be traditional or Digital.
I saw Project Divider and I was in
LOL They really do have amazing character designs. I couldn't think of anybody better to be the face of this video's topic!
Tbh😁. I couldn't agree more. You've clearly got a keen eye for this kinda of stuff its no wonder this vid was in my recommendations.
Do u have a favourite character design from PD mine is of August
@@sophymofokeng3181 Yes I love August and his sister's designs! I might just be biased because I simp over white-haired characters lol. I think my favorite so far though is Carlyle and Nayah!
@@sophymofokeng3181 LOL I'm glad you think so! I saw on their Instagram that they're dropping a new chapter next week! Very exciting!
fancy till animators hit the budget !!XD
Where do you find Adventure time fins character sheet.. Would you please share that with us?
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Usually concept art is released to the public after a bit, so if you google "_____ concept art" you should be able to find character sheets for ANY show you might like! I'm pretty sure I just googled "Adventure Time Concept Art" and poked around!